Milan

Pronunciation: /mɪˈlɑn/

The English word “Milan” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

Former name of Old Milan, Ripley County, Indiana.
Former name of Mercer, Mercer County, Ohio.
An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Milane, Melan, etc., from Old English Mæġelan, Megelan, Mediolana burg, etc. under influence from early forms of French Milan, from Medieval Latin Mediolāna etc., from Latin Mediolānum, q.v. As American settlements, typically after the Italian city. Doublet of Milano.

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